Berry-picker.



l. A. KAYE.

- BERRY PICKER- APPLICATION FILED MAY 6. 1918.

Patented Nov. 5,1918.

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' -J0HN emrnnn xmrn, OF SAULT"STE. MARIE,"WEST.ON'DABIOyCANADA.

BERRY-flown. Y

' Be' it mown that 1, JOHN Anew-Ken,

invented a n'ew' and usefuLBerry-Picker and I do hereby-declare the following to be a MIL-qelear, and exact description of theinvention,-sueh as will'enable' others "skilled in 10 the art to which'it appertains'to makeand F usegthe sanie. e

The resent invention relates to certain "vice'of this character whichembodies novd Eurther objects of the invention-are to providea berrypicker' 'of this character which its construction, which eliminates the tiresome stoop'ingoy er which 'is incident to -"handpicking" of the berries, which separates dust and sand fromthe berries as they are 'picked, and which can'be easily taken apart for cleaning.

Withthese and otherobjects in View; the

invention consists in certainno'vel "combinations and arrangements of the parts aswill V w more fuu xapp'ear' as the description proceeds; the novel features thereof being 7 wpointed out-in the appended claims.

i-' *F'ora understanding of the-invention, zreference-is m b6fh21d't0 the following de- 5 accompanying 1 drawing, i

- -Fig.8 is an 'enlarged' transverse sectional T I View 'throughthe'hollow body of the berry invent-ionfi 7 v 1 FiguZ is'-a-side-elevation of'thesame, parts Figure-lisa top plan view 'of a berry V picker, '1 constructed in accordance' with the 4o being shown in section;

pickentaken ,omthedine 3 -3 of Fig. 1.

M'Eig; is 'agtcil') plan iew 'ofthe'lowersection-= ofthe' berry' picker.

,----G,orrespond" g-and like parts arei'referred to in-thefollowing;description and indicated i Specification of Letters Patent.

, v Patented Nov. "5,1918.

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i in all the yiews'ofthe drawings by thei refreneecharacters. a; subject -'of' the? Ki-r'1g of Great 'V-Britain,- residing at ,Sault- -Ste.% Marie, 'in the Province MofWest 0ntario;Dominion-=of Canada, have Referring *to the drawings, whichillustrate one erfibodimentof the invention, the

at their sides with corresponding-ears '5 fingerso2 are.seoured"'at their 'r'earfends to the ends of cofiioahproj'e'etions 'or' no'ses rat "the forward edge of the bodyxl, andthe top of the body is provided with a series of open thereof -by guard flangeb. The' berries "which are 'separated from the bushes by drawing the 'finge'rs 2' througlr the sameare d'efl'eicted to the top of the" body 1 and pass through the openings 8 into the interior 'of the body. -From the interior of the body the berries flare discharged rearwardly "through-the tapered necks 8 into" the funnelshaped cover 10 of the receptacle 4.

humeral I designates the hollow} bodyof the picker, said body-"being provided at its forwardend with-a series of *spacedfingersQ, hand at its I rear end w'ith tapered necks 3 ;which' discharge intoa receptacle The hollow body is divided .horiiontally into-upps1- a-n'd lower 6oniple'menta1 sections, l and 1" frespeoti'velyf-"the sections being I prorided new and usefut im rovements" in berry 'pickings 8, an'd surrounded 'at the backand sides =i's oomparativelysi'mple and inexpensive in Thef interior of the hollow body-1 is prefer'ably sub-divided into "two "compartments by a longitudinally extending partition-:11, and the bottoms of thesejcompartments [are provided with large openings across which A finefsereens "12 are stretched, said screens Ebe'ingf clamped in position by means of w the 'frame's 13. All dust and sand is-thusfsepa- -rated from the berries 1 before they are dis- =ohar'ged into'the receptacle 4, the"dustj:0r *sand falling through the screens while the berries pass r'earwar'dly through the necks 3 andare directed bythe funnel shaped-cover '10 into the receptacle 4. r i

"A handle lt extends=rearwardly from the body 1, having the forward end thereof 4 curved downwardly at 14 and fitted iinto a ferrule 15 which-i 'i'nte'gralwith' the rear end ofthe'body; This handle 14 carries 'both the bedyfl arid the receptacle 4, and

the latter is preferably clamped detachably in position so that it can be removed when ever desired. A hooked arm 16 extends downwardly from the bottom of the body 1, the upper end of the arm being hinged at 17 to the body, while the lower end thereof is hooked at 16 and adapted to engage one of a pair of depressions 18 formed in the bottom of the receptacle; A longer arm 19 has the upper end thereof hingedly connected at 20 to the handle 14:, the lower end. of the arm being hooked at l9 and adapted to engage the other one of the depressions 18 in the bottom of the receptacle. A slide- 21 is adjustable upon the arm 19 and formed with a finger 22 which is adapted to engage the edge of the cover 10 and cooperate with the hooked end 19 of the arm to clamp the receptacle in position. A set screw 23 is provided for locking the slide 21 in an adjusted position. It will thus be-obvious that the receptacle f is held rigidly in position while the berry picker is in use, although it can be readily removed whenever desired. The bottom. of the receptacle 4 is provided with an outlet opening 24% which is normally closed by a cap 25. When the receptacle has been filled or partially filled with berries, the cap 25 is removed and the berries discharged into a suitable container pro vided for the purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A berry picker including a handle, a hollow body carried by the handle and having a perforated top and a discharge neck leading from the interior thereof, a series of picking fingers projecting from one end of the body, and arranged to deliver berries upon the top of the body, and a receptacle carried by the handle andarranged to receive the berries from the discharge neck of the body.

2. A berry picker including a handle, a

hollow body carried by the handle, said body having a perforated top through which the berriesenter its interior, and a discharge neck leading from the body, a screen. at the bottom of the body for separating dust from the berries, a series of fingers projecting from one end of the body and arranged to deliver berries upon the perforated top, and a receptacle carried by the handle and arranged to receive the berries from the discharge neck.

3. A berry pickerincluding a handle, a

hollow body carried by the handle and having a perforated top through which berries enter the interior of the body and a discharge neck leading from the body, a series of picking fingers projecting from the forward endiof the body and arranged tordeliver berries on the perforated :top thereof,

a guard flange projecting upwardly from the body and extending around the back and sides thereof, and a receptacle carried by the handle and arranged to receive the berries from the discharge neck.

4;. A berry picker including a'handle, a flattened hollow body carried by the handle and having a perforated top through which the berries enter the body and a discharge neck leading from the body, said body being divided horizontally into separable compleinental sections, a series of picking fingers projecting from one end'of the body and arranged to deliver berries upon the perforated top of the body, and a receptacle carried by the handle and arranged'to receive the berries from the discharge neck.

5. A berry picker including a handle, a flattened hollow body carried by the handle and having a perforated neck through which the berries enter the body and a discharge neck leading from the back of the body, said body beingdivided horizontally into upper and lower separable sections, a

series of picking fingers projecting from the 3 front of the body and arranged to deliver berries upon the perforated top thereof, the picking fingers being-carried by one section of the body while the discharge neck is carried by the other section, a guard flange,

extending around theback and sides of the top, and a receptacle carried by the handle and arranged to receive the berries from the discharge neck.

6. A berry picker including a handle, a,

hollow bodv carried b the handle and constructed with a erforated top and a dis charge neck, a series of icking fingers projectin from one end. of the body and arranged to deliver the berries to the top of jecting from one end of the body and arranged to deliver berries upon the perforated top thereof, hookd arms dependent from the body and handle respectively, a receptacle supported by the hooked arms and arranged to receive the berries from the" discharge neck. and means for clampin the receptacle in position. 8. A berry picker includmg a handle, a

hollow body carried by-the handle and formed with a perforated top-and a dis 1 charge neck, a series of fingers projecting from the end of the hollowbody and arranged to deliver berries, uponthe perforated top thereof, dependent hooked arms hingedly connected at their upper ends to In testimony whereof I have signed my the body and handle respectively, a recepname to this specification in the presence of tacle formed With depressions which are entwo subscribing Witnesses.

gaged by the hooked ends of the arms, and JOHN ARTHUR KAYE. holding means for holding the receptacle in Vitnesses:

position upon the arms, said receptacle re- CLAIRE LYGETT,

ceiving the berries from the discharge neck. URIAH MGFADDEN.

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